Taqueria El Jacalito

990 12th St SE, Salem
(503) 991-5350

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Champorado Chocolate Oaxaqueno Chocolate Con Leche
Chile Verde Burrito with Carne Asada
Street Tacos De Carne Asada
Handmade Tortillas
Chicken Enchiladas
Chilaquiles Verdes
Machaca Con Huevo
Chelse Quesadilla
Enchilada & Tamal
Breakfast Burrito

Menu

Breakfast
Breakfast Burrito
Choice of turkey sausage or turkey bacon with potatoes, bell peppers and onion, eggs and cheese.
Machaca Burrito
Shredded beef, eggs, cheese, potatoes, bell pepper and onions and diced tomatoes.

Main
Burrito
Choice of steak, chicken, birria filled with rice and beans, cheese, and topped with sour cream.
Quesadilla
Filled with choice of chicken, steak, or birria and sour cream on the side.
Tacos
Choice of chicken, steak, birria handmade tortillas onions and cilantro choice of no onions or cilantro or plain.
Quesabirria
3 ct. filled with birria, cheese onions and cilantro on side and consome.
Tortas de Milanesa
Choice of breaded chicken or steak and choice of french fries or salad, (torta filled with tomatoes, onions, lettuce and avocado).
Enchiladas
2 ct. choice of shredded chicken or shredded beef, choice of red or green sauce topped with lettuce, sour cream, cheese, and rice and beans on the side.
Wet Burrito
Choice of chicken or steak or birria filled with rice and beans, cheese topped with ranchero sauce and sour cream.
Chimichanga
Choice of chicken or shredded beef filled with beans, rice, cheese, topped with sour cream.
Vegetarian Burrito
Filled with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, lettuce, rice, and beans, topped with sour cream.
Asada Fries
Fries topped with steak, beans, cheese sour cream and pico de gallo.
Nachos
Choice of chicken or steak topped with beans, cheese, sour cream, and pico de gallo. Add lettuce for no charge.
Gorditas
2 ct. choice of steak or chicken filled with cabbage, cheese, sour cream and pico de gallo with side of rice.
Gordi Birria
2 ct. filled with birria cabbage, cheese, sour cream, and pico de gallon with consome and side of rice.
Fish Tacos
Hand made tortillas with batter tilapia topped with cabbage, chipotle sauce and pico de gallo.
Carne Asada Plate
Grilled top sirloin grilled onions rice and beans and topped with pico de gallo choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Fajitas
Sizzling chicken or steak and bell pepper and onion mix with rice and beans choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Enchilada y Tamal Combo
1 enchilada choice of chicken or shredded beef, redor green sauce, 1 tamale choice of red beef or chicken green.

Sides
Beans
Rice
Chips
Thinly sliced crispy potato.
Chili Relleno
Stuffed chili pepper. Ala carte
Sour Cream
Tangy fermented cream. 4oz

Dessert
Churros
Fried pastry dusted with cinnamon sugar.
Churro Filled with Cajeta
Caramel.

Drinks
24 oz. Fountain Drink
32 oz. Aguas Frecas
Fresh fruit water.
1/2 Liter Mexican Glass Soda

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Recent Reviews

This place is an absolute GEM! The food was so delicious I swear my taste buds threw a little party. Every plate was perfection, and Iā€™m still thinking about it hours later. The staff? Total sweethearts super attentive, friendly, and just genuinely good vibes all around. We even ended up chatting with one of the guys there, and he gave us a whole list of cool places to check out next (tour guide AND great service? Yes please!). We walked out with full bellies, big smiles, and...
August 2025
The best Mexican food I've had in my life. (As someone who really loves Mexican food myself šŸ˜‚) seriously... How I've never been here until recently. Is insane. They blow every other Mexican restaurant out of the water. Not by a little. By A LOT. this is the only Mexican restaurant I'll be eating at.... FOREVER. Everything was so fresh and insanely delicious. Nothing I've ever had in the past compared! THANK YOU FOR EXISTING šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ©·
July 2025
Fantastic Place! For a couple from Pump Handle Alberta you cannot get more authentic! Great Service and Great Food!Mom even came out of the kitchen to ask what we thought of the food. You will not be disappointed .
July 2025

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Taqueria El Jacalito

990 12th St SE, Salem, OR 97302
(503) 991-5350